Coin; AR; Tetradrrachm; Greek. 17.08 grams, 30 mm. Alexander. Obverse: head of Heracles r. Reverse: ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ, Zeus seated l., in right hand eagle, in left scepter; to left, grapes, monogram.
Donor:
Alfred Emerson and M. Boissé
Collection place:
Pella (ancient place), Macedon, Greece
Verbatim coll. place:
Purchased in France
Production place:
Pella (ancient place), Macedon, Greece
Culture or time period:
Hellenistic Macedonia (323-168 BC)
Collector:
Alfred Emerson
Collection date:
unknown
Materials:
Silver (metal)
Person depicted:
Heracles (Greek and Roman diety) and Zeus (Greek deity)
Inscription:
Reverse legend: ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Coins (money) and Tetradrachms
Function:
7.5 Issued Currency and Associated Containers
Production date:
280-275 BC
Accession date:
1904
Department:
Classical Mediterranean
Dimensions:
weight 17.08 grams and linear 30 millimeters
Comment:
Stated Authority: Alexander III of Macedon
Loans:
S1975-1976 #16: University Art Museum (UC Berkeley) (October 9, 1975–April 22, 1981), S1982-1983 #30: Department of Art History (UC Berkeley) (February 28, 1983–March 17, 1983), and S1990-1991 #31: Blackhawk Museums (May 1, 1991–August 11, 1994)